Williams v. Stern

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff brought this suit to recover for personal injuries and property damage resulting from a collision of his automobile and defendants’ truck at the intersection of Berks and 16th Streets, Philadelphia. He recovered a verdict, hence this appeal.

The only question before us is: Should the court below have held as a matter of law that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence? Our answer is in the negative.

Plaintiff was driving east on Berks 'Street about 3 o’clock on the morning of April '5, 1943. When he reached the west side of 16th Street he stopped in…